The purpose of this article is to provide for the amendment
of this chapter when provisions become obsolete, when identifiable
conditions change in relation to the provisions of ordinance, when
errors in this chapter are discovered, when changes are made in the
Township's Comprehensive Development Plan, or when the Township Board
of Trustees has determined a valid public interest exists.
An amendment to this chapter may be initiated by resolution
of the Township Board of Trustees, by resolution of the Planning Commission,
or by petition of one or more persons having interest in property
located within the jurisdiction of this chapter.
The Township Board of Trustees shall establish by resolution
a fee to be paid in full at the time of receipt of any application
to amend this chapter. Said fee shall be collected by the Township
Treasurer and no part shall be refundable to the applicant unless
approved by the Township Board. No fee shall be charged when the applicant
is a governmental body.
Upon receipt of a report and summary of hearing comments from
the Planning Commission, the Township Board of Trustees may hold an
additional public hearing, if it considers it necessary; or may proceed
to adopt the amendment to this chapter. If the Township Board of Trustees
considers further changes desirable which are in addition to or departures
from the proposed amendment, it may first refer the matter back to
the Planning Commission for a further report.
Following adoption of an amendment by the Township Board of
Trustees, one notice of adoption shall be published in a newspaper
of general circulation in the Township within 15 days after the adoption.
The notice shall include the following information:
A. The text of the amendment, which shall include the section or sections
amended stated in full.
B. The effective date of the amendment.
C. The place and time where a copy of this chapter may be purchased
or inspected.
The amendment shall become effective immediately upon the publication
in a newspaper of general circulation within the Township, or on a
date which is subsequent to the date of the publication and is specifically
provided in the amendatory ordinance.